Aviation (rules And Regulations)

THE MADISON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AUTHORITY RULES AND REGULATIONS The Board of Directors of The Madison County Executive Airport Authority hereby adopts and approves the following rules and regulations for the operation and use of the North Huntsville Airport located at 358 Bolling Road, Meridianville, Alabama 35759. SECTION 1 1.1 Unless from the context a different meaning is apparent as used in these regulations, the terms hereinafter used shall be defined as follows: “Owner” shall mean The Madison County Executive Airport Authority. “Airport” shall mean the Madison County Executive Airport. “Airport Manager” shall mean the officer or representative of the Authority having immediate charge of the Airport. “Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, firms, association or corporation. “FAA” shall mean the Federal Aviation Administration. SECTION 2 2.1 The Airport Manager shall at all times have authority to take such reasonable action as may be necessary to enforce these regulations and to efficiently manage the airport and its operations. In any contingencies not specifically covered by these rules and regulations the Airport Manager shall be authorized to make such reasonable rules, orders and decisions as may be necessary and proper. SECTION 3 3.1 The Owner has the right to and does hereby regulate all commercial enterprises using the airport as a basis of operation, whether such operation is aeronautical or nonaeronautical in nature. No commercial operation of any kind or type shall be conducted on the Airport unless specifically authorized by the owner. 3.2 A flying Club is recognized as a plan for the joint ownership of aircraft and the fair distribution of the cost of maintaining and operating such aircraft. Such operation is not considered to be commercial in nature when so operated. Neither is flight instruction by club members for other club members considered to be commercial in nature so long as there is no profit or for-hire motive involved in the operation. In all cases the Owner shall determine if the operation of a flying club or other such organization is commercial. If determined to be commercials, the club shall conform to the requirements set forth herein for commercial fixed base operators. 3.3 The use of the Airport or any of its facilities in any manner shall create an obligation on the part of the user thereof to obey all the regulations herein provided and adopted by the Owner. The privilege of using the Airport and its facilities shall be conditioned on the assumption of full responsibility and risk by the user thereof, and he shall release and hold harmless and indemnify the Owner, its officers and employees of any loss resulting from such use, as well as claims of third persons to using the Airport. The privilege of using the Airport shall be upon the further condition that any person, persons, corporations, co-partnership or others desiring to use the same, shall furnish a policy of indemnity against personal injury and property damage in a reasonable sum as the Owner shall require.

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3.4 Any person violating any of the Airport rules and regulations may be punish as provided by law or ordinance or at the discretion of the Owner may be deprived of the use of the Airport facilities for such period of time as may be necessary to be effective. 3.5 No person shall solicit funds for any purpose and no signs or advertisements may be posted at the airport without permission of the Owner. 3.6 Garbage, refuse and other waste material shall be placed in receptacles provided for such purpose and no person shall destroy, remove or disturb in any way buildings, signs, equipment, markers or other property at the airport. SECTION 4 Motor Vehicle Regulations 4.1 Unless authorized by the Airport Manager, no highway or automotive vehicle shall be operated on the Airport except roadways, parking areas, et cetera, that are specifically designated for such vehicles. Such vehicles shall be parked in the manner prescribed by the Airport Manager while on the Airport and as indicated by posted signs. 4.2 No surface vehicles shall be permitted on the runways, taxiways, aprons or ramps without the express permission of the Airport Manager unless the operation of such vehicle is in accordance with prior agreement to accomplish a necessary airport purpose, service or inspection. 4.3 No surface vehicle shall be driven between the loading gate or fence and an aircraft parked and in the process of loading or unloading. 4.4 No person shall operate any vehicle in a careless or negligent manner or in disregard for safety of others, or in excess of posted speed limits. All aircraft have right-of-way over all surface vehicles. 4.5 All vehicles operating within the landing area shall be painted a bright yellow or international orange, or display an international orange and white checkered flag of not less than three feet square, with one-foot squares. 4.6 Every accident involving injury or property damage shall be reported to the Airport Manager. SECTION 5 Aircraft Operations Regulations 5.1 The FAA air traffic rules and regulations governing the operations of aircraft in effect as of this date as well as all additions thereto are made a part of these airport rules and regulations as fully as if set forth herein. 5.2 Aircraft shall not be parked or taxied between the gasoline pumps and the flight operations area. 5.3 Aircraft engines shall be started and run only in the place designated for such purposes. At no time shall engines be run up when hangars, shops, airplanes, or any buildings or persons are in the path of the propeller stream and/or jet exhaust. 5.4 No aircraft shall be parked, stored or washed at the Airport except in the areas designated for such use. No aircraft which is not operational shall be parked or stored at the Airport except with the express written consent of the owner. The Madison County Executive Airport Authority Rules and Regulations -2-

5.5 The performance of aircraft and engine repair and maintenance is considered to be an aeronautical service regulated by the Owner except where such services or repairs as allowed by FAA rules and regulations are performed by the aircraft owner or his employees. The Airport Owner reserves the right to designated reasonable areas where such aircraft owners may perform services on their own aircraft. If such areas are designated, the Owner may prohibit the performance of such services in tie-down areas and prescribe rules for the use of such owner type aircraft maintenance areas. 5.6 At the direction of the Airport Manager, the operator, owner, or pilot of any illegally parked aircraft on the Airport shall move the aircraft to a legally designated parking area on the Airport. If the operator refuses to comply with the directions, the Owner, through the Airport Manager, may tow the aircraft to such place, at the operator’s expense and without liability for damage that may result from such moving. 5.7 In the event of an accident, the Owner, through the Airport Manager, may, in compliance with FAA and other governmental regulations, move damaged aircraft from the landings areas, ramps, aprons or other areas at the expense of the owner and without liability for damage resulting from such moving. 5.8 The pilot of an aircraft involved in an accident on or near the Airport causing personal injury or property damage, shall report to the Airport Manager. In the event that he is unable to do so, the owner of the aircraft or his agent shall make such report. 5.9 Airport property damage or destroyed by an accident or otherwise shall be paid for by parties responsible. 5.10 The Airport Manager shall have the authority to detain any aircraft for non-payment of any charges due. 5.11 No person shall taxi an aircraft until he has ascertained by visual inspection of the area that there will be no danger of collision with any person or object in the immediate area. 5.12 Aircraft shall be taxied at a safe and reasonable speed with due respect for other aircraft, persons, or property. 5.13 All take-offs and landings shall be confined to the runways and all movement of aircraft shall be confined to the hard surface areas or other areas designated for such movement. 5.14 No person or persons, except airmen, duly authorized personnel, passengers going to or from aircraft, or persons being personally conducted by Airport Attendants shall be permitted to enter the landing area proper, taxi space, or aprons. However, this does not give any person or person so excepted the privilege of unrestricted use of the Airport. These privileges are confined to the necessary use of these spaces in connect with the flights, inspections and routine duties. SECTION 6 Rules for Aircraft Fueling Operations 6.1 No aircraft shall be fueled or drained while the aircraft engine is running or while the aircraft is in a hangar or an enclosed area. 6.2 During all fuel operations, the aircraft shall be grounded by an approved method and all fueling shall be done by a method approved by the Owner.

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6.3 Smoking or lighting of an open flame shall be prohibited within fifty feet of any fueling operation. 6.4 Fueling operations shall be conducted and fuel trucks shall be parked at least fifty feet from any hangar or building. 6.5 All fuel dispensing equipment shall be of a modern design and shall be kept in a safet and non-leaking condition. SECTION 7 Fire Regulations 7.1 Smoking or lighting of an open flame is prohibited at places with posted signs, within fifty feet of any aircraft and within fifty feet of hangars, fuel trucks, or fuel loading stations and tank farms. 7.2 No person shall start an open fire any place on the Airport without permission of the Airport Manager. 7.3 No person shall store material or equipment, use inflammable liquids or gases, or allow their premises to become in such condition so as to violate, in any manner, the fire code in force in the area of the airport. 7.4 Tenants of all hangars and buildings shall provide suitable fire extinguishers and equipment and they shall be kept in good condition as recommended by the Fire Chief and inspected at least every twelve months by trained personnel. 7.5 Tenants and persons are required to keep their premises clean and clear of all rubbish, junk, debris, old aircraft and vehicles, and unsightly objects. If after warning by the Airport Manager the area is not cleaned, cleaning will be done by the Airport manager and billed to the tenant or person. SECTION 8 Regulations Governing Minimum Requirements for all Fixed Base Operations 8.1 All fixed base operations at the Airport shall be full-tine, progressive business enterprises, with manned office facility at the Airport during all business hours. No Fixed Base Operator shall be allowed to operate on the Airport without a fully executed lease or contract agreement with the Owner. 8.2 Fixed Base Operators providing sale of aviation petroleum products shall be designated as Full Fixed Base Operators and shall also be required to meet the minimum standards and offer the services listed in this Section 8 and in the Owner’s Minimum Standard for Fixed Base Operators. Such Full Fixed Base Operators may at their option engage in other aeronautical activities by qualifying to meet the associated minimum standards for the aeronautical services involved. 8.3 No persons or Fixed Base Operators other than the Full Fixed Base Operators as described herein shall be permitted to sell aviation petroleum products. All other Fixed Base Operators shall be designated as Limited Fixed Base Operators. Such Limited Fixed Base Operators may engage in such other aeronautical services as they may qualify themselves for in accordance with these regulations and their lease agreements.

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Basic Requirements for All Fixed Base Operators 8.4 The Owner shall determine substantial conformance to the standards for Fixed Base Operators. 8.5 Fixed Base Operators must show financial solvency and business ability to the satisfaction of the owner. 8.6 The minimum liability insurance which a Fixed Base Operator shall carry is $1,000,000 for bodily injury and $1,000,000 for property damage. 8.7 Fixed Base Operators shall be required to furnish the Owner a Performance Bond commensurate with the construction required under the minimum standards of services to be performed. 8.8 All construction required herein shall be in accordance with design and construction standards established by the Owner for the facility involved. 8.9 Land available for commercial aeronautical activities is a valuable and limited commodity. It is the policy of the Owner that no land areas or building space in excess of present and foreseeable requirements will be leased to any Fixed Base Operator. Additional areas will be made available to operators on the basis of need and availability. Therefore, it is the rule of the owner that within two years of the time of leasing at least 8 percent of the land area leases must be developed in hangars or other buildings and at least 40% of such land areas leased must be developed in hangars, other buildings or paved aircraft parking ramp in accordance with a development plan approved by the owner. Minimum Requirements for Aeronautical Services 8.10 Sale of Aviation Petroleum Products. To provide this service, the Fixed Base Operator must provide and maintain 1,000 square feet of storeroom, office, lounge and restrooms, which may be an adjunct to other structures and facilities. 8.11 Air Services. Ramp services shall be provided full time during daylight hours and by call at night, seven days a week, by the Fixed Base Operator. Operators, may a their option, provide late night service, on a rotating basis by mutual agreement. 8.12 Aircraft Maintenance and Repairs. The Fixed Base Operator shall lease from the Owner or construct and maintain at least 2,400 square feet of hangar space and 1,500 square feet of shop space properly equipped, and shall provide the services of at least one full-time FAA certified A&P mechanic, and as many properly FAA certified personnel as may be required in accordance with all rules and regulations and directions of the FAA and other governmental bodies having jurisdiction thereof. 8.13 Aircraft Sales. The Fixed Base Operator selling aircraft shall provide and maintain a minimum of 2,400 square feet of hangar, showroom and office space. This shall be a full-time, progressing business operation, providing sales facilities and sales personnel during normal daily business hours. 8.14 Flight Instruction. The Fixed Base Operator shall provide class room space, training aids and other facilities as required and specified by the FAA and/or the Veterans Administration for such flight instruction. The operator must also provide properly certified instructors for each phase The Madison County Executive Airport Authority Rules and Regulations -5-

of training offered. Any commercial flight instruction conducted wholly or partially at the airport will be considered to come within the purview of these minimum requirements. A part of the required facilities, with the consent of the owner, may be located off airport property. At lease 800 square feet of office, lounge and restroom space must be provided by the operator. The operator must also provide a minimum of two aircraft properly equipped for such instruction.. The operator offering such instructions must make suitable arrangements for the hangaring, parking and servicing of his aircraft at the airport. 8.15 Air Taxi, Charter Service and Aircraft Rental. The Fixed Base Operator may engage in air taxi, charter service and/or aircraft rental (any one or all of these services), provided that the Operator must make suitable arrangements for hangaring and/or parking of his aircraft at the Airport and provide full-time necessary office personnel. He must also provide properly certified pilots and aircraft equipment commensurate with the services offered. 8.16 Miscellaneous operations such as radio and instrument repairs, aerial advertising, crop dusting and other aeronautical activities not hereinbefore provided for may be conducted by any person, firm or corporation upon application to and approval of the owner. Reasonable terms and conditions for the privilege of engaging in these various services will be established by the Owner commensurate with the nature and scope of the activities involved. 8.17 Hangar space, office and lounge space, aircraft parking area and other such required facilities will be coterminous or concurrent requirements where any operator offers multiple services to the extent that such facility requirements will be reasonable. 8.18 Minimum Standards for hangars, shops and other buildings to be constructed on the Airport. Hangars shall contain a minimum of 1,200 square feet of floor space. These buildings shall be fireproofed and of metal or masonry construction, properly designed doors at both ends, stressed in accordance with the national building code, floor of properly constructed concrete or asphalt of sufficient designed load strength to sustain all types of aircraft using the facility. An area of 1,000 square feet of office space, restrooms, and lounge which may be adjacent to other buildings, must also be fireproof and of steel or masonry construction. 8.19 Aircraft Parking Aprons shall be constructed according to plans a specifications approved by the owner. Areas of aircraft parking apron may be required for operators selling aviation petroleum products, ramp services and aircraft repair. 8.20

All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Adopted by the Owner this 8th day of November, 1993. THE MADISON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AUTHORITY By: Tom Sharp, Jr. Its Chairman

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